specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Quaderno
providerId: quaderno
created: '2026-07-03'
modified: '2026-07-03'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Tax Compliance
- Sales Tax
- VAT
- Invoicing
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Quaderno spend. Quaderno bills a flat monthly subscription
  priced by tier (Startup, Business, Growth, Enterprise), with the dominant cost
  driver being the number of transactions processed per month and the number of
  tax jurisdictions covered. API access and Quaderno Checkout are included in the
  subscription at no metered per-call cost, so cost management centers on
  choosing the right transaction-allowance tier and avoiding overage rather than
  on API call volume.
notes: >-
  Per-tier prices and transaction allowances are not reconciled here; verify on
  https://quaderno.io/pricing/. The API rate limit (100 requests per 15 seconds)
  governs throughput but does not itself incur charges - billing tracks processed
  documents/transactions, not API requests.
sources:
- https://quaderno.io/pricing/
- https://support.quaderno.io/article/492-plans-pricing
- https://developers.quaderno.io/
- https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: Quaderno
serviceCategory: Tax Compliance and Billing
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Usage
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Quaderno
  ServiceCategory: Tax Compliance and Billing
  ProviderName: Quaderno
  PublisherName: Quaderno
  InvoiceIssuerName: Quaderno
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Subscription
meters:
- name: subscription_tier
  description: Flat monthly subscription fee for the selected plan tier.
  unit: months
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
- name: transactions
  description: Number of transactions (issued documents) processed per month against the plan allowance.
  unit: transactions
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
- name: tax_jurisdictions
  description: Number of tax jurisdictions the account is registered and filing in, which factors into tier selection.
  unit: jurisdictions
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - account
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track monthly transaction counts against the plan allowance and monitor how many jurisdictions are active.
- name: Allocation
  description: Attribute the flat subscription and transaction usage to the products, channels, or entities generating the sales documents.
- name: Optimization
  description: Right-size the plan tier to actual monthly transaction volume; consolidate low-volume channels to avoid an oversized tier, and negotiate Enterprise terms above the Growth allowance.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign an owner to review transaction volume vs. allowance each month and to reconcile tier price and jurisdiction coverage against the pricing page.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com